Sulky-plow



(No Model.)

E. O. WESTERVELT.

SULKY PLOW. No. 382,919. Patented May 15, 1888.-

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EDMUND C. IVESTERVELT, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

SULKY-PLGW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,919, dated May 15,18188.

Application filed February 16, 1888. Serial No. 264,290. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND O. WESTER- VELT, of South Bend, in the countyofSt. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sulky- Flows; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved sulky-plow. Fig. 2 is a detailperspective view of the front-wheel mountings. Fig. 3 is a top plan viewof the same. Fig. 4 is a detail.

This invention is an improvement in sulkyplows; and its objects are toprovide an improved front wheel supporting and adjusting device, andalso to improve the mounting of the main carrying-wheel of the plow,whereby the depth of cut and slant of the plo'w in action can beregulated.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of themountings of the wheels of the plow, as will be fully understood fromthe following description, and specifically designated in the claims.

Referring by letters to the drawings, A is the plow-beam, and B anordinary turn-plow attached to the beam in the ordinary manner, the beamextending in the rear of the plowshare and having mounted upon it acasterwheel, 0, as shown.

D is a bar or shaft properly secured at its inner end to the top of theplow-beam above the plow, and extending outward therefrom on thelandside of the plow at right anglesto the beam. Upon the outer end ofthe bar D is properly mounted a crank-lever, E, and the segmental rackF, the lever E being provided with a spring-catch engaging said rack, asshown, and by which the position of the lever E with respect to bar Dcan be varied. The said lever stands at right angles to the bar, and isprovided on its shorter arm with an outstanding spindle or arm, 6, whichis parallel with the bar D, and upon which is mounted the wheel W.

H H are rods on each side of the bar D, and are connected at their outerends with the latter near its outer extremity, and diverge as theyapproximate the plow-beam, being adjustably attached to the latter bymeans of bolts and nuts h, which pass through the perforated ends ofrods H and through slots 2' in horizontal brackets I I, which are boltedto the beam A, or secured thereon by clips or in other suitable manner.By reason of the slots in brackets I the ends of rods H H can be set atdifferent distances apart, and, as the point of attachment of the bar Don beam A is above the point of attachment of rods H H thereto, thesetting of rods H H closer together will tend to lift the outer end ofthe bar D, and setting them farther apart will draw down the outer endof said bar, as will be evident from the drawings. It will thus be seenthat I have two means for adjusting wheel W, either by the lever E or byrods H H, the lever E bein used to adjust the wheel principallyaforworking or traveling, and the rods H H being set to vary the lateralinclination of beam A and plow B, as it will be evident that if the endof bar D be elevated or depressed while wheel WV is upon the ground thebeam A will be necessarily inclined laterally.

Upon the front ends of beam A, on the side opposite the bar D, ismounted an inverted- U shaped hanger, J, one ofits arms being heldin abracket, j, so that the other arm of the hanger can swing horizontally.Upon the free end of hanger J is pivotally mounted a crank-lever, K, anda segmental rack, L, as shown, the longer arm of saidlever having aspring-catch for engaging the teeth of rack L, as shown, and the shortarm is of the lever has alug, m, upon which is mounted a wheel, M, insuitable manner.

It will be seen that the wheel M, with its supporting devices, can turnfreely with hanger U, and this is very useful in turning the plow whenin use, as the wheel M, with its support, forms virtually acaster-wheel, permitting the plow to be rapidly turned thereon withoutfriction. In order to keep the wheel M, however, in proper position whenthe plow is being used, I provide a dog, N, pivoted to the under side ofbeam A. and extending outward .in position to engage with the rack Lwhen the wheel M has turned with hanger J parallel with beam A. and lockthe hanger with the wheel in such position. The dog is held in positionfor engaging. the rack by a spring. Z, as shown, and can be disengagedtherefrom by means of a draw-rope or draw-chain, O, which is carriedrearward in position to be readily reached by the driver Who occupiesseat 1?.

By means of lever K and rack L the wheel M can be adjusted vertically,so as to regulate the depth of the cut of the plow, as is evident. Inturning, the dog N is disengaged from rack L by the driver, allowingwheel M to swing freely, and after the turn is completed and the wheel Mreturns to its proper position the rack L will be automatically engagedby dog N, as is evident.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of a plow witha U- shaped hanger pivoted upon the front end of the plow-beam andcarrying on its free end an adjustable wheel, and a lockingdog for saidhanger, pivoted on the beam and adapted to engage the hangerautomatically and hold the wheel parallel with the beam, substantiallyas described.

2. The combination of the plow with the bar D, a wheel mounted thereon,and the rods H H, attached to bar D at one end and adjustably secured tothe plow-beam at the other end, whereby the bar D is adjusted,substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination ofplow A with the bar D, its adjusting-rods H H andbrackets I I, and the adjustable lever E and rack F on bar .D, and thewheel W, mounted on said lever,

all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposespecified.

4. The combination of the plow with the caster G, mounted on the rearend of the plowbeam, the adjustable bar D, the adjustable 1ever E,pivotally mounted on bar D and wheel W thereon, and the hanger J, theadjustable lever K, and the wheel M, all substantially as y and for thepurpose described.

5. The combination of the plow, the caster- O, mounted on the rear endof the beam, and the adjustable bar D and lever E, rack F, and wheel W,with U-shaped bracket J, pivotally mounted on the front end of the beam,and lever K, rack L, mounted on said bracket, and wheel M, and thespring-controlled dog N, all constructed and arranged substantially inthe manner and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

EDMUND O. WES'LERVELT.

Witnesses:

J AMEs DUSHANE, J EANIE ANDERSON.

